Second Sea Novels & Stories

I’m the leader of the pack and it was my responsibility to stay poised but it was hard to do that in situations like this. “But Reene is dead. It can’t be,” Cory staggered and looked between me and Aurora. Reene. The name brought back a lot of unwanted memories. The silver hair. Talon, come catch me. She would always run around and laugh. Her laugh was something that could have lighted a stormy night. I still felt her as if she was still here. Haunting me. It didn’t matter whether I was awake or asleep. It was her way of punishing me. I could feel my wolf tensing. He was always here. Listening everything. I inhaled deeply. I needed to relax or my wolf would soon get agitated.

With a decision made, the attention shifted back to Wendy, who was in the spotlight. Camile straightened up the lace on Wendy’s dress with utmost care while Terence took her hand with a smile. “Wendy, I bought the Moon Sailed Ship that you have been eyeing. We can all head to the coast for a sea getaway as soon as you have time.” Wendy’s eyes sparkled, and she covered her mouth in joy. “Really, Dad?” Like a young pup, she leaped perkily before casting her gaze down bashfully.

Five notifications, all from the same name: Reagan De Russo You forgot my car. Are you at the studio? If you leave the Aston parked like that, it’ll make the news. You really not gonna answer me? Tara. I stared at the messages, unreadable. The phone buzzed again, but I turned off the screen before I could see the next one. “Who’s that?” Geraldo asked. I looked at him, then slipped the phone under my bag. “My team.” ::: The ocean in the distance had faded to black, the waves barely visible now, just dark shapes under a shadowy sky. The only sounds were cutlery clinking from a nearby table and the uneven rhythm of my breathing.

I steel myself for what’s to come. “I have no intention of rejecting you. You are a gift, a second chance mate for me. I don’t turn away gifts from the Moon Goddess,” he says. His fingers then move to Masuzyo’s mark on my neck. “I’m assuming, based on your mark, that I’m your second chance mate too?”

Ini told me and I rolled my eyes. Deja smiled "I wonder why you're always so grumpy." "It's the breeze" I said and we started walking off. I was having a very bad feeling stir within me. Something was going to happen today that I would very much dread. It was probably the anticipation for what station we would be assigned to. Compared to other houses in the pack, this Alpha House was the biggest. Even in my pack, the Alpha house was not as big as this one. They sure did have money here.

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As if he was holding back anger. "Where's Ajeng?" Sander's voice was a little sharp, as if he was about to explode. "Son, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?" Sekar asked in a panic. Sander's jaw tightened. His hands were clenched tightly. Even his eyes were red. Mark was puzzled. What could possibly be wrong with his eldest son, that he was getting angry at his younger sister after going with Ansel to the company because he had left his phone behind?

He had no right to make me feel anything. I returned home to find Mira asleep on the couch with her teddy bear. I carried her to bed gently and sat beside her, brushing her forehead. “I am staying,” I whispered. “I will not run. Not this time.” Because staying meant watching them crumble. Staying meant seeing the truth unfold. Staying meant getting justice for the girl who died and came back as someone else. The one who was living her second life. Revenge was not a quick thing. It needed patience. And having Aiden near made everything easier. He would not break me again.

I then got out of the stool I was sitting on and paid for my tab. “Where?” I asked through gritted teeth. “You know where.” With that, he cut the call as I sighed and got out of the bar to get into my car. I drove to the docks and got out to see someone in the corner with his black cloak flying in the wind. I could hear the sound of the seamen driving their boats out into the sea. Maybe they were doing night fishing or something. Walking to him, the heavy wind made me shiver which had me wrapping my coat tightly around me.

"I’m not angry anymore, Ignatius. I’m not even disgusted. I’m just finished." Ignatius dropped the fork. It hit the plate with a sharp ring. "Finished with what? The punishment? The digging?" "Everything." Rafferty reached into his pocket. He pulled out a heavy brass key ring. He slid it across the scarred wood. "These are for the secondary boat. The one hidden in the sea cave on the north side. It’s fueled. There’s a GPS with coordinates to a safe harbor in Portugal. My guards have been told to stand down."